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Akzo Nobel reports drop in earnings due to strong headwinds
Akzo Nobel has reported lower than expected third-quarter operating earnings of EUR383 million and pointed to headwinds at its marine coatings business and...
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Controlling the adhesion strength of photo-responsive adhesives
Researchers from Florida State University have developed a facile method to control the adhesion strength of photo-responsive bio-inspired adhesives via a photocleavable...
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Sika expands in Pakistan with new production facility
With the commissioning of a new factory for mortar products and concrete admixtures, Sika has expanded its manufacturing capacity in Pakistan and is responding to ...
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Oxazolidines as curing agent for polyurethane adhesives
In a study, Chinese researchers have investigated the properties of oxazolidines as latent curing agents for single-component polyurethane adhesives.
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Water-based inks: Siegwerk acquires Van Son Liquids
With the acquisition of Netherland-based Van Son Liquids, Siegwerk is expanding its water-based ink business. The German company wants to thereby strengthen...
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Photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings for painted surface without interlayer
Researchers have demonstrated that double layer coatings composed of a TiO2 clear top coat and a latex film are crucial for the fabrication of robust fotocatalytic...
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Heubach India receives ICC award for Responsible Care for the year 2016
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has presented the ICC Aditya Birla Award for Best Responsible Care Committed Company to Heubach Color Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of the...
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Lanxess enhances research on next generation materials
The Urethane Systems business unit of Lanxess has decided to collaborate with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in order to enhance its scientific research...
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Sika: “Our target is to establish 105 national subsidiaries by 2020”
By acquiring two businesses in Turkey and the Czech Republic and establishing a subsidiary in El Salvador - its 99th worldwide - Sika continues to expand its ...
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Actega DS invests in site expansion
Actega DS, a manufacturer of materials for closure and packaging technologies, is investing around EUR18 million to expand its research and manufacturing site ...
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Developing acrylated soybean oil-based UV-curable coatings
The combination of biomass and UV curing technology can reduce the dependence on petroleum products and VOC emissions. In an article, a new environment-friendly ...
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Conference from BCF underscores importance of behavioural safety approaches
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has hosted a Safety Conference at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, focusing on behaviour-based safety and human factors.
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Pollution with dichlorobenze: BASF recalls isocyanate
About 7,500 tons of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) with a major pollution of dichlorobenzene have been produced at BASF's manufacturing site in Ludwigshafen, Germany....
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Know your cement, get greener concrete
An international team of scientists has created a new database of molecular dynamics models that simulate the properties of cement in all its varieties. It’s ...